Emmitsburg
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Boyle did not
violate ethics ordinance
EMMITSBURG,
Md. – Emmitsburg Planning and Zoning Commissioner Patrick
Boyle did not violate the town’s ethics ordinance, according
to the Emmitsburg Ethics Commission.
“I
was found innocent of all rules violations whatsoever,”
Boyle announced during the Oct. 29 Planning and Zoning meeting.
During
the Sept. 19 planning and zoning workshop, the commission
was discussing which properties should be annexed into the
town based, in part, on the town’s water capacity.
Boyle argued that some of the properties north of town should
be annexed while not disclosing at that time he was part
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Emmitsburg Fire & EMS Corp looking for volunteers
EMMITSBURG, Md. — Like many today, Dianne Walbrecker
leads a busy life. She runs her own business, which means
her work schedule is a bit erratic and finding time to do
volunteer work in the community can be a tricky task. But
that has all changed for Walbrecker thanks to a new volunteer
program in Emmitsburg. She uses her talents by helping out
on the Vigilant Hose Company and Emmitsburg Ambulance Company,
writing press releases and news stories, and volunteering
her time as it fits her schedule.
This
past June, the Vigilant Hose Company and Emmitsburg Ambulance
Company joined forces to start the Emmitsburg Fire and EMS
Corp, a volunteer program that gives people of all talents
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Three families sue Thurmont for $6 million
THURMONT, Md. – Three Thurmont families have filed
a $6-million lawsuit because of sewer back-ups that occurred
in their homes in September 2004.
Deborah and Robert Massett, Ron and Kathy
Bishop and Harold and Paula Furr filed the lawsuit on
Sept. 27, three years after they claim sewer back-ups
flooded their homes. “The flooding and sewage was
caused by the Town of Thurmont’s failure properly
to design, construct and/or maintain the Town of Thurmont’s
storm water and sewage systems,” according to the
lawsuit.
The lawsuit, in essence, makes the same claims as another
lawsuit that is currently in appeals. However, the
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